Schalba

Schalba is a hamlet in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,510 metres. Schalba is situated nearby to the hamlet Bobma, as well as near Ferchen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Jakob church and Gärsthorn.

St. Jakob church

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Mund in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres. Gärsthorn is situated 3 km north of Schalba.

Eggerberg railway station

Railway station

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eggerberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Eggerberg. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is adjacent to Eggerberg village. Eggerberg railway station is situated 3½ km west of Schalba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mund and Brigerbad.

Mund

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Mund is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.

Brigerbad

Village

Photo: Brigerbad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brigerbad is a village.

Birgisch

Village

Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters.

Schalba

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.31651° or 46° 18′ 59″ north

Longitude

7.92524° or 7° 55′ 31″ east

Elevation

1,510 metres (4,954 feet)

Open location code

8FR98W8G+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2425647779

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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